{"id":19330,"date":"2011-06-22T08:20:01","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T15:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=19330"},"modified":"2011-06-22T08:20:01","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T15:20:01","slug":"saluting-the-solstice-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=19330","title":{"rendered":"Saluting the Solstice Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

My alarm went off at 5:59 a.m. Tuesday morning and I hopped out of bed. I am not<\/em> a “hop out of bed” kinda person. I’m more a “roll into the fetal position, whining about getting up” kind of person. But I had to get up right away to go to the gym before an appointment.<\/p>\n

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\nOur rose bush is blooming, there was early morning dew on the flowers and my car. I had a quick bowl of cereal and headed out into the cool morning air. I could tell it was going to be a gorgeous day. I saw the sun rising; that seemed perfect for the Summer Solstice!<\/p>\n

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\nThe gym was quiet and relaxing. I WISH I could make morning workouts my norm. The gym is a nice place to be at early in the morning!! I ran intervals on the treadmill and got sucked into a few episodes of Will & Grace. That was such a great show. I miss that show.<\/p>\n

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\nI did an okay 3.75 miles on the treadmill. One of the downsides of morning workouts is that I feel rushed. I hurried through an abbreviated weight routine and a little bit of Free Weight work. I figured doing a little bit of everything was better than skipping the weights altogether.<\/p>\n

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\nGym Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 1:25<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calories Burned: 692<\/strong><\/p>\n

I stretched a bit, used the foam roller and did some ab work with the medicine ball then I hurried home. I had a “second breakfast” of two scrambled eggs and then went to my appointment. I had a nice 2 mile walk across the Hawthorne Bridge afterward. It was gorgeous and sunny out! Summer has arrived!<\/p>\n

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All day I felt hungry and like I couldn’t eat enough food. That’s a downside to working out in the morning. I told Michael that we definitely needed to get a burger for dinner! FEED ME!<\/p>\n

SUMMER READING LIST UPDATE<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

I recently posted about some of the books I planned on reading<\/a> this summer. I read a lot so that list will be forever evolving. I recently finished the second book in The Hunger Games Trilogy and loved it! I am anxiously awaiting a coworker to finish the last book and lend it to me. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\nI also just finished “The Secret Daughter<\/a>.”\u00a0 It was a heart-breaking book but with a funny, light-hearted aspect to it too. It wasn’t just a downer<\/em> to read. It’s about an Indian woman who has to give up her daughter because boys are preferred in that culture. The story spans about 25 years and it was a fast read (read it in two days). At first I was unhappy with the ending. But the more I thought about it, I liked the ending and it fit the story. I definitely recommend this book!<\/p>\n

QUESTION: How did you spend the first day of summer?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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